Sept 2017 - Any PR Card renewal applications submitted

[GoodMorningCanada]

Applied for PR Card renewal Sept 15th 2017, wanted to get this done before I went and applied for citizenship (whenever the new law takes effect) because I think the citizenship applications could take roughly a year to process or maybe more.

Please post your timelines if you have applied in Sept. so we can get a better idea on how long the process could take.

Thanks!

 

[MisterDBarton]

I just herd of this Bill C6 and the changes it will be bringing in. My PR card expires next year, but under the new rules I will now be qualified to apply for citizenship. Should I renew my PR card now? Does it have to be valid/active in order to get my citizenship (assuming it was active/valid when I applied for citizenship)?

 

[GoodMorningCanada]

Hi MisterDBarton, My PR Card also expires next year i.e. after 5 months, my reason for renewing the PR card was so that when I file for the citizenship, I will still be able to travel/vacations if needed, as citizenship application could possibly take up to a year to finalize, I don't think there is a requirement of having a valid PR card for citizenship application.

 

[khalid h]

I have applied for PR card on 7th September 2017, no news yet. I have applied on urgent basis with a confirmed air ticket.

 

[sho78]

I just herd of this Bill C6 and the changes it will be bringing in. My PR card expires next year, but under the new rules I will now be qualified to apply for citizenship. Should I renew my PR card now? Does it have to be valid/active in order to get my citizenship (assuming it was active/valid when I applied for citizenship)?

Though this bill is approved but not yet implemented by CIC if I am not wrong.

 

[GoodMorningCanada]

Correct, there is supposed to be "an important announcement" Oct 4th, lets hope for the best

 

[vriz]

Hi everyone,
I have applied for PR renewal and Cic received my application on 15th Sep, 2017 (I know this because of tracking through Canada post). My card expires on march 28th, 2018. I have not received any AOR yet. Just sharing this with everyone here so that we can track progress and time lines.

 

[slguo_2000]

My timeline for PR card renewal: Sent: July 26th, Received: Sept 26th, AOR: Sept 27th, In Process: Sept 27th. PR card sent by mail: Oct 4th.

 

[xMadMaxx]

I read it somewhere in the news that the bill will be active in October 17 or 19. Sadly, I can't find the link for it.
However, here is the link from CIC
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/acts-regulations/forward-regulatory-plan/citizenship-act.asp

Just a quick note, renewing your PR while you are applying for Canadian citizenship is always a good idea cause it will allow to travel and come back without any issues.

Good Luck

 

[slguo_2000]

My timeline for PR card renewal: Sent: July 26th, Received: Sept 26th, AOR: Sept 27th, In Process: Sept 27th. PR card sent by mail: Oct 4th.

update: received the card yesterday and the card was issued on Oct 2nd

 

[Hey]

Hi everyone,
I have applied for PR renewal and Cic received my application on 15th Sep, 2017 (I know this because of tracking through Canada post). My card expires on march 28th, 2018. I have not received any AOR yet. Just sharing this with everyone here so that we can track progress and time lines.

I sent my PR application on 20July
Received by CIC on 24 July
Suddenly on 23 Sep I received an e mail saying we have start processing your application
Week after this e mail I received my new PR card via mail

Conclusion
It takes fairly 60 days to have the new one

 

[aaamr]

My timeline:

1. We received your application for a permanent resident card on August 18, 2017.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on September 18, 2017.
3. We started processing your application on September 19, 2017.
4. Your Permanent Resident card was sent by mail on October 13, 2017.

 

[aaamr]

My timeline:

1. We received your application for a permanent resident card on August 18, 2017.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on September 18, 2017.
3. We started processing your application on September 19, 2017.
4. Your Permanent Resident card was sent by mail on October 13, 2017.

And received the card in the mail today, on October 17.

 

[khalid h]

Has anybody applied on urgent basis with air ticket ?

 

[mats]

Has anybody applied on urgent basis with air ticket ?

I haven't but here is one person who did , in this link below -

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/email-from-cic-that-pr-card-renewal-needs-secondary-review.251571/page-129